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Sprint Small-Medium Enterprise DeploymentSmall Cell Forum Deployment Stories WorkshopLondon, May 2016

Josh Adelson

Director of Product Marketing, Small Cells

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Deployment Overview

CommScope Products:• S1000 Small Cell• Device Management

System (DMS)

Benefits:• User experience• Macro network offload• Low deployment cost

Target Segment: Small/medium business locations

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Downlink Speed Uplink Speed0

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Macro vs S1000 Throughput Speeds (Mbps)

Macro S1000

• Additional metrics:• SINR

• Rx[0] = 27.1• Rx[1] = 26.7

• CQI• CW0 = 13.1• CW1 = 12.6

• Significant macro offload

User Experience Benefits

Source: CommScope and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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Key Elements of Self-Service Provisioning

Macro Cell Site DatabaseFCC Spectrum Files

DMS

S1000Centralized SON parameters:• Channels• PCI ranges• TAC• Etc.

UltraSON (Qualcomm):• PCI selection• Channel selection• Tx power• Backhaul monitoring

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Traditional Outdoor Deployment Indoor Demand-Pull

Location Decision Extensive coverage analysis Subscriber demand

Location Constraints Property rights, aesthetics, backhaul Negligible

Backhaul and power Dedicated Subscriber-provided

Deployment Model Operator installation Subscriber self-install

Scalability Low High

Advantages of Demand-Pull Densification

Subscriber-driven, self-service model has superior TCO.